Table 5.

Hierarchical Linear Main Effects Models Predicting Shyness at Age 7

Model Predicting Multisource Shyness (with robust standard errors)
Fixed Effect	Coefficient	SE	T-ratio
γ00 = Intercept	0.08	0.11	0.79
Family Level Variables
γ01 = Mother’s Stress Reaction	−0.03	0.08	−0.43
γ02 = Average SES	−0.04	0.09	−0.43
γ03 = Negative Family Affect- EC	0.06	0.08	0.85
γ04 = Family Stress- MC	−0.22	0.09	−2.48*
Child-Level Variables
γ10 = Sex	−0.16	0.16	−1.01
γ20 = 3-yr IC	0.14	0.07	2.09*
γ30 = 3-yr BI	0.37	0.07	5.72**
Model Predicting Child/Observer Based Shyness (with robust standard errors)
Fixed Effect	Coefficient	SE	T-ratio
γ00 = Intercept	0.00	0.11	0.02
Family Level Variables
γ01 = Mother’s Stress Reaction	−0.03	0.08	−0.42
γ02 = Average SES	−0.01	0.11	−0.12
γ03 = Negative Family Affect- EC	0.00	0.12	0.00
γ04 = Family Stress- MC	−0.20	0.08	−2.54*
Child Level Variables
γ10 = Sex	−0.01	0.13	−0.07
γ20 = 3-yr IC	0.08	0.08	1.04
γ30 = 3-yr BI	0.13	0.07	1.86+
Model Predicting Parent Reported Shyness (with robust standard errors)
Fixed Effect	Coefficient	SE	T-ratio
γ00 = Intercept	0.10	0.11	0.86
Family Level Variables
γ01 = Mother’s Stress Reaction	0.01	0.09	0.11
γ02 = Average SES	0.01	0.09	0.12
γ03 = Negative Family Affect- EC	0.00	0.09	0.01
γ04 = Family Stress- MC	−0.16	0.09	−1.93+
Child Level Variables
γ10 = Sex	−0.16	0.17	−1.00
γ20 = 3-yr IC	−0.01	0.08	−0.18
γ30 = 3-yr BI	0.36	0.07	4.90**

Note. EC = Early Childhood, MC = Middle Childhood

⁺p <.10,

^*p <.05,

^**p <.01